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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: CONCLUSION

September 30, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings

These 4 stories shared in the weeks past are only a sampling of the many ways people approach death and dying. In a profession where prolonging life is typically the main aim, death makes the practice of medicine feel ultimately futile...

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September 30, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
death, doctor, conclusion, final, thoughts, fear, bravery, love, acceptance, denial, chaos, peace, pain, comfort
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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 4 - DENIAL

September 23, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Vignette

One day, an elderly couple that normally sees another doctor at our practice came to see me. Their problem? Not enough pain killers…

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September 23, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
part 4, death, doctor, denial, palliation, palliative, care, metastatic, cancer, pain
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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 3 - DIGNITY

September 16, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Vignette

After several years of working in the hospital system, bouncing around from specialty to specialty, harassed, overworked and jaded; I became eager to leave. So I began as a General Practice Registrar...

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September 16, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
part 3, death, doctor, dignity, mesothelioma, care, dying
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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 2 - FAILURE

September 09, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Vignette

As a young doctor, death feels like the enemy...

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September 09, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
part 2, death, doctor, medical, failure, surgery, hospital, palliative, care, palliation
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DEATH AS A DOCTOR: PART 1 - INJUSTICE

September 02, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Vignette

My first experience of death was as a medical student...

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September 02, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
part 1, injustice, death, doctor, baby, obstetrics, emergency
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DOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE

May 21, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings

We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less.  What a time to be alive!...

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May 21, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
medical, doctor, patient, humour, relationship, etiquette, apathy, demanding, hypochondriac, anti-vaxer, vaccinations, medication, health, human
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BREAKING THE SILENCE

March 27, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings, Article

It’s a Friday afternoon and I’m running late. The waiting room of our General Practice surgery is filled to bursting as I walk out to call my next patient, Brian (not his real name). He sullenly walks down the corridor to my consulting room without lifting his eyes from the carpet below...

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March 27, 2017 /David Abdelmalak
suicide, depression, mental health, medical, doctor, statistics
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